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back chat

noun back chats

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of backchat Many parents often feel exhausted by the constant arguing, 'back chat' and debate they receive from their children. Once you tell a child off, he will talk back and debate the issue endlessly.

verb back chats · back chatting · back chatted

  1. alternative Alternative form of backchat Erm, say mum told me off or something I can back chat her sometimes and she can't hear me.

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@misc{back_chat_2026,
  title = {back chat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back%20chat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}